Iran pitches seven-day roadmap to end conflict with US

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Sep 25, 2026 · 866 words · By Al Jazeera Staff; The New York Times

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Iran pitches seven-day roadmap to end conflict with US Tehran seeks rapid implementation collapsed ceasefire deal, offering to open Hormuz if regional conflicts halted.

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What happened

Iran pitches seven-day roadmap to end conflict with US Tehran seeks rapid implementation collapsed ceasefire deal, offering to open Hormuz if regional conflicts halted.

Why it matters

Iran has proposed a seven-day roadmap aimed at ending the war with the United States.

Common ground

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined the plan to reporters in New York on Thursday, according to US media.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Scapegoating: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that US President Donald Trump declared the deal “over” on July 7?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “US President Donald Trump declared the deal “over” on July 7.”

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The Meridian Report explicitly states that President Trump declared the June 17 deal over on July 7.

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Claim 2: “Iran has proposed a seven-day roadmap aimed at ending the war with the United States.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Iran proposed a seven-day roadmap to end the conflict with the US.

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2026 · Iran has proposed a seven-day roadmap aimed at ending the war with the United States. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined the plan to reporters in New York on Thursday, according t…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/iran-pitches-seven-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 25, 2026 · Iran has shared a seven-day plan with the U.S. to end fighting between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks for a final peace deal, Tehran’s foreign minister…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/6112561-iran-us-sev…

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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 24, 2026 · The United States and Iran have been at war for nearly seven months. It began in late February when the United States and Israel launched airstrikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader, A…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/world/middleeast/iran-pro…

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Claim 3: “Under Iran’s proposal, hostilities would end on all fronts, including Gaza and Lebanon, within seven days”

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Web search results confirm that Araghchi's plan calls for a cessation of all hostilities in the Middle East, including Gaza and Lebanon, within seven days.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. The war follows the Twelve-Day War in June 2025 and sporadic fighting during the Middle Eastern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Palestinian milita…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Middle East is currently experiencing an ongoing series of interrelated wars, conflicts, and heightened instability, triggered by the ongoing Gaza war and the genocide in Gaza. These have primari…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–pr…

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Claim 4: “The proposal seeks to implement the conditions in the Memorandum of Understanding agreed by Washington and Tehran in June”

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Wikipedia (Islamabad Memorandum) and Britannica confirm the existence of a June Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the US and Iran aimed at ending the 2026 war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Memorandum, officially the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran, was a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Memorandum

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a type of agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties. It expresses a convergence of will between the parties, indicating an intended common…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding

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Claim 5: “Pezeshkian took a defiant stand at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday”

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Claim 6: “Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that top diplomat Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani... had spoken with Pezeshkian”

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Claim 7: “Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a US television interview... on Fox News’ ‘Special Report with Bret Baier’”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an interview by President Masoud Pezeshkian on Fox News' 'Special Report with Bret Baier'.

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Claim 8: “The Pakistani and Qatari-brokered deal signed on June 17 set a 60-day window for negotiations”

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The Meridian Report and other news sources confirm a Pakistani and Qatari-brokered MoU signed on June 17 established a 60-day negotiation window.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Pakistani and Qatari brokered memorandum signed on 17 June gave the two sides a 60-day window and unravelled within weeks amid disputes over who controlled shipping through the strait, before Pres…
https://meridianreport.org/article/iran-seven-day-roadmap-ho…

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei states the 60-day negotiation window with the US has lost relevance due to American MOU violations.
https://www.wionews.com/world/60-day-us-negotiation-window-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — * Negotiation Window: The signing officially activates a 60-day special negotiation window for resolving outstanding bilateral issues between the two nations. Next Steps: Preliminary talks are schedul…
https://www.list.lk/pulse/us-and-iran-nearing-war-ending-dea…

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Claim 9: “the war, started by US and Israeli strikes, is almost into its seventh month.”

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The New York Times and other sources state the war began in late February 2026, making it nearly seven months long by September 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on top of US-Israel war on Iran latest developments on the ground with Al Jazeera’s fact-based news, exclusive video footage, photos and updated maps.
https://www.aljazeera.com/tag/israel-iran-conflict/

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web search NEUTRAL — IRAQ-IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR-CONFLICT-IS. Trump says Iran "ready to fold up". Trump said he doesn't believe "you could ever have peace" with Iran, and renewed his threat to resume U.S. attacks after the mi…
https://www.cbsnews.com/us-iran-tensions/

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web search NEUTRAL — Follow the latest news about the US-Israel war with Iran.Did Iran hack water systems in at least seven US states? President Donald Trump has said Iran is not to blame, but cyber experts tell the BBC i…
https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cx2jyv8j8gwt

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Claim 10: “Washington would also release Iran’s frozen assets, estimated at no less than $12bn, waive sanctions on Iranian oil and lift its naval blockade.”

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Multiple reports confirm the proposal included the release of $12 billion in frozen assets, waiving oil sanctions, and lifting the naval blockade.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2025 and 2026, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States began in the mid-19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Persia. While Persia was the object of British and Russian colonial intere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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Claim 11: “The US-Iran MoU deal expired in August”

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Multiple sources (60 Arabia, web search) explicitly state the US-Iran MoU expired on August 17 or 18, 2026.

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Claim 12: “Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi outlined the plan to reporters in New York on Thursday”

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The Meridian Report and other web sources confirm Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi presented the plan to reporters in New York on September 25.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abbas Araghchi (born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician who has served as the foreign minister of Iran since August 2024. Araghchi had served for nine years with the Islamic Revolu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Araghchi

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ballistic missile program of Iran is the largest in the Middle East and plays a key role in Iran's military and defense strategy, pursuit of regional power projection, and other geopolitical goals…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_program_of_I…

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